UCI HEALTHY OCEANS AND PEOPLE LAB
We seek to understand the interconnectedness of disease, people, and the environment

Clean water

Using natural coastal ecosystems services to mitigate waterborne pathogens

Urban Ecology

Understanding the influence of the built environment on disease outbreaks and microbial ecology in the ocean

Maintaining ecosystem health and the growth of global marine and coastal tourism

Predicting the movement and influence of hitchhiking microorganisms in the oceans

Restoring ecosystem services using assisted evolution tools and techniques

Engineering coastal infrastructure systems to remove pathogenic microorganisms in the ocean

Mitigating the impacts of disease on food and aquaculture systems to improve livelihoods

Using spatial management strategies to mitigate disease in marine environments

Balancing development and biodiversity through sustainable management practices